Adjustable wall radiator support



248. SUPPORT 2 34 Ngv. 24, 1931. A. E. DAVIS ADJUSTABLE WALL RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed Nov. 19, 1924 d I. \llll 24a. SUPPORTS,

ratenteu Nov. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES ANTHONY E. DAVIS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ADJUSTABLE WALL RADIATOR SUPPORT Application filed November 19, 1924. Serial No. 750,727.

The object of my invention is to devise a novel construction of an adjustable wall radiator support which can be very economically manufactured, and wherein, when the radiator is in position, the support is substantially hidden from View.

A further object of my invention is to devise a novel construction of the character specified wherein the cradle supporting means is swivelled in order to pernnt the desired movement of the radiator and its adjuncts due to contraction and expansion, and wherein the cradle itself is rotatably adjustable and can be vertically adjusted by means of a bolt positioned below the cradle.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear, my invention comprehends a novel construction of an adjustable wall radiator support.

It further comprehends a novel construction of a supporting bar, a novel construction of a cradle supporting member swivelled thereto and a novel construction of a cradle having a plurality of arms which are stiiiened and reinforced by means of a sleeve disposed therebetween and through which the cradle supporting member passes.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a typical embodiment of it, which in practice, will give reliable and satisfactory results. ,It is, however, to be understood that this embodiment is typical only and that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an adjustable support for wall radiators embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the support in place with a radiator shown in broken lines.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a side elevation of a cradle used with certain types of radiators.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the cradle seen in Figure 4:.

Figure 6 is a sectional View of another embodiment of my invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings:

1 designates a supporting bar of an adjustable wall radiator support embodying my invention.

This bar is preferably formed from a flat bar having elongated apertures 2, see Figure 1, which are adapted to receive fastening devices 3 which secure the bar 1 in place. The bar 1 is offset at its upper end to form a radiator aligning member 4, the front face 5 of which is adapted to contact with the radiator.

The aligning member 4 has an aperture 6 which is transversely elongated.

7 designates a cradle supporting bolt the head of which is apertured to receive a fastening device 9 such as, for example, a rivet which passes through a Washer 10, and the aperture in the bar 1 through which the rivet 9 passes is countersunk as at 11, see Figure 3, in order to make a flush joint. 12 designates a cradle which is formed from sheet material preferably metal, and provided with a radiator receiving portion 13 conforming in contour to the bottom of the radiator with which it is used.

The cradle 12 has a laterally extending upper arm 14 which is apertured as at 15 to receive the bolt 7. The free end of the arm 14 is rounded as at 16. The cradle 12 has formed from it a lower laterally extending arm 17 which is apertured as at 18 to receive the bolt 7. The bolt 7 passes through a sleeve 20 positioned between the arms 14 and 17 and serving to distribute the supporting strain on the arm 17. The bolt 7 is provided with a nut 21.

In some cases, it is preferable to have the cradle co-operate with the rod which connects the radiator columns; and for such use the cradle 22, seen in Figures 4 and 5, is designed. This cradle 22 is formed from sheet material and preferably of metal having the straight bottom 23 and the downwardly inclined upper edge 24 which terminates in a hook 25. The blank is bent as at 27 to form a sleeve to receive the bolt 7.

Instead of deflecting the blank laterally to form a bolt receiving sleeve, as in Figures 5 and 6, the cradle can have the top and bottom laterally deflected flanges 32 and 33. respectively, which are apertured to receive the bolt 7, and the sleeve 20 is between the flanges in a similar manner to that seen in Figure 2. 28 designates a fastening device having a hook at one end to pass through the aperture 6, and having at its opposite end a threaded shank to pass between juxtaposed radiator columns and receive a nut 29 which bears against a washer 30. The cradle is assembled on the cradle supporting member and the supporting member is secured in the desired position on the wall. The radiator is placed on the cradle, and the hook 28 is placed through the aperture 6 and then turned, the shank passing between radiator columns and the washer, and nut, are assembled on the shank. The nut 21 is then adjusted to effect the proper vertical adjustment of the radiator. The rounded end 19 bears against the supporting bar 1 and the cradle is rotatably adjustable. In the form of cradle seen in Figures 4 and 5, the radiator rests on the inclined top edge portion 24 and the hook 25 engages the rod connecting the radiator columns so that the entire radiator support is substantiall hidden from view.

The nut is always accessible to efi'ect the adjustment of the radiator after the latter is in place.

The radiator support can be economically manufactured from bar, sheet or stock material, and can be secured in position and adjusted by unskilled labor.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful adjustable wall radiator support which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described, a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A radiator wall support comprism a supporting bar, a cradle carrying mem r swivelled at its upper end to said bar and having its lower portion offset to be spaced from said bar, a cradle having two laterally extending apertured arms, the free ends of which bear against said bar and are rounded to permit rotatable adjustment of the arms and bar, a spacing sleeve between said arms, said cradle carrying member having its offset portion passing through said arms and said sleeve, and means on said cradle carrying member to efl'ect the vertical adj ustmcnt of said cradle.

2. A radiator wall support, comprising a bar having its upper portion deflected to form a radiator aligning member, a cradle support ing member having its upper end riveted to said bar near the lower end of the bar to permit lateral swinging movement, and a cradle free to rotatably adjust its position on said member.

3. The herein described radiator hanger, formed from a single metal plate and comprising a curved supporting portion and a struck-out bracing tongue, extending substantially tangentially from the curve, the upper portion of said plate being laterally deflected in substantial parallelism with said tongue, said tongue and deflected portion havlng aligned apertures, and a bracing sleeve interposed between said tongue and deflected portion, said plate and sleeve being adapted to be secured together by the hanger supporting means.

ANTHONY E. DAVIS. 

